• Laser & Optoelectronics Progress
  • Vol. 59, Issue 1, 0106003 (2022)
Yunqing Meng, Xian Dong, Chuang Wu*, Jie Li, and Baiou Guan
Author Affiliations
  • Guangdong Key Laboratory of Optical Fiber Sensing and Communications, Institute of Photonics Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou , Guangdong 511443, China
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    Yunqing Meng, Xian Dong, Chuang Wu, Jie Li, Baiou Guan. Fabrication and Refractive Index Sensing Characteristics of Exposed-Core Side-Hole Fiber Bragg Grating[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2022, 59(1): 0106003 Copy Citation Text show less
    Diagram of side hole fiber. (a)(b) SEM photos of cross-section and core of side-hole fiber; (c)(d) diagram of Bragg grating and corresponding transmission spectrum
    Fig. 1. Diagram of side hole fiber. (a)(b) SEM photos of cross-section and core of side-hole fiber; (c)(d) diagram of Bragg grating and corresponding transmission spectrum
    Diagram of optical fiber side polishing system
    Fig. 2. Diagram of optical fiber side polishing system
    Reflection spectra of the D-shaped SH-FBG. (a) Diagram of reflection spectra before and after polishing, inset is the corresponding SEM photo of fiber end view; (b) reflection spectra of the sensor at different refractive index
    Fig. 3. Reflection spectra of the D-shaped SH-FBG. (a) Diagram of reflection spectra before and after polishing, inset is the corresponding SEM photo of fiber end view; (b) reflection spectra of the sensor at different refractive index
    Refractive index and temperature response characteristics of D-shaped SH-FBG sensor. (a) FBG wavelength as function of the refractive index; (b) FBG wavelength as function of the temperature
    Fig. 4. Refractive index and temperature response characteristics of D-shaped SH-FBG sensor. (a) FBG wavelength as function of the refractive index; (b) FBG wavelength as function of the temperature
    Diagram of chemical etching setup
    Fig. 5. Diagram of chemical etching setup
    Refractive index response characteristic of X-shaped SH-FBG. (a)‒(c) Change of reflection spectra of the sensor under different refractive index under different corrosion time; (d)‒(f) refractive index response corresponding to the reflection wavelength
    Fig. 6. Refractive index response characteristic of X-shaped SH-FBG. (a)‒(c) Change of reflection spectra of the sensor under different refractive index under different corrosion time; (d)‒(f) refractive index response corresponding to the reflection wavelength
    Temperature response characteristics of X-shaped SH-FBG. (a)‒(c) Relationship between FBG wavelength and temperature corresponding to spectra in Fig. 6 (a)‒(c)
    Fig. 7. Temperature response characteristics of X-shaped SH-FBG. (a)‒(c) Relationship between FBG wavelength and temperature corresponding to spectra in Fig. 6 (a)‒(c)
    Device structureRefractive index rangeRefractive index sensitivity /(nm⋅RIU-1Reference
    Structure 11.340‒1.3900.422
    Structure 21.330‒1.3801.129
    Structure 31.333‒1.3454.130
    Structure 41.333‒1.34015.1This work
    Table 1. Comparison of refractive index sensitivity of FBG with different exposed-core microstructures
    Yunqing Meng, Xian Dong, Chuang Wu, Jie Li, Baiou Guan. Fabrication and Refractive Index Sensing Characteristics of Exposed-Core Side-Hole Fiber Bragg Grating[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2022, 59(1): 0106003
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